Course summary

You’ll be part of a growing doctoral research environment and will study alongside students Northern Ireland and abroad; we supervise students undertaking research in; • The design and delivery of cultural policy and the interpretation of these processes by arts managers and policy makers • The attachment of social policy areas to cultural policy • The social processes of cultural production within institutional settings • Access, participation and audience development in the arts • Issues of equality and diversity • Internationalisation and transnational exchange • Reception of art and culture • Institutional, historical and social frameworks for the making and displaying of art and heritage • Impact of arts and cultural work We are also interested in projects developed through interdisciplinary approaches and supervision teams: • The management and governance of cultural sectors and institutions • Sustainability and relevance of business models for arts management • The impact of new technologies on arts management and cultural policymaking